11 MEMBERS' ANNUAL REPORTS PDF 204 KB
Information in relation to publishing Elected Members’ Annual Reports for
2017/18.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
Submitted - the report of the Democratic
Services Manager, outlining that the purpose of the reports was to give Members
an opportunity to communicate their activities to their electors. Guidelines on
what should be included would be circulated, with a template that had been
submitted to Committee members. He noted that annual reports were not published
for 2016/17 due to the election, but that the opportunity was being offered to
Council Members again for 2017/18.
Comments arising from the discussion:
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More
emphasis on the electoral work of members was needed on the template
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It
was useful for Members to keep a diary in order to make the process of
producing an end of year report easier.
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The
opportunity to note why a Member was unable to be present at meetings or events
was appreciated
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Would
there be any further promoting apart from publishing the reports on the
Council's website?
In response, the Democratic Services Manager
noted that there was a statutory duty in place to enable Members to publish the
reports. There was no obligation for Members to produce annual reports. He
added that the exemplary template could be adapted to coincide with individual
Members’ content, and that there would be no further promoting.